An example method of hypervisor lifecycle management in a virtualized computing system having a cluster of hosts is described. The method includes: obtaining, by remediation software executing in a host of the hosts, a host state document from a distributed key-value store, the host state document defining a desired state of software in the host, the software including a hypervisor; and performing, by the remediation software in coordination with other hosts of the hosts through the distributed key-value store, a lifecycle operation on the software of the host in response to determining that a current state of the software does not match the desired state.
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5. The method of claim 1, wherein the desired state of the hypervisor in the host state document includes at least one of a desired version of a base operating system (OS), a desired version of software executing on the base OS, and a configuration of the hypervisor.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the host state document specifies a repository having software for use in the lifecycle operation, and wherein the step of performing comprises obtaining the software from the repository for use with the lifecycle operation.
12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the desired state of the hypervisor in the host state document includes at least one of a desired version of a base operating system (OS), a desired version of software executing on the base OS, and a configuration of the hypervisor.
13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the host state document specifies a repository having software for use in the lifecycle operation, and wherein the step of performing comprises obtaining the software from the repository for use with the lifecycle operation.
19. The virtualized computing system of claim 15, wherein the desired state of the hypervisor in the host state document includes at least one of a desired version of a base operating system (OS), a desired version of software executing on the base OS, and a configuration of the hypervisor.
20. The virtualized computing system of claim 15, wherein the host state document specifies a repository having software for use in the lifecycle operation, and wherein the step of performing comprises obtaining the software from the repository for use with the lifecycle operation.
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